honour
/ˈɑnəɹ/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.37 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Honours are normally awarded twice a year: on The Queen's Birthday in June and at the New Year."
- "The lorde of the honour or manour"
- "A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country."
- "And when the long-illumined cities flame, / Their ever-loyal iron leader's fame, / With honour, honour, honour, honour to him, / Eternal honour to his name."
- "Prosopochrysa lemannae is a tiny soldier fly from Judbarra National Park in the Northern Territory. It was named in honour of his colleague Cate Lemann, by Bry the Fly Guy (aka Dr Bryan Lessard), an entomologist at our insect collection."
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈɑnəɹ/
- British English: /ˈɒnə/